A Heart Most Worthy
“Once he had gone, she opened it up and peeled back layers of tissue.Bene.The fabric for Mrs. Quinn’s gown. She would have one of the girls on the second floor cut it and then she could give the collar to Luciana for beading. She placed a hand atop the gray-colored material, stroked its lustrous length. It was perfect. Perfect for the season, perfect for the style, perfect for the strega. The woman could be nothing but pleased.Lifting the length from the box, she took it up to the second floor, ...asking that the pieces be returned to her immediately upon their cutting. Several hours later, one of the girls appeared at the edge of the shop floor. Madame waited until she had finished with her client to address the girl. And even then, she didn’t take the material from her. She cleared her desk of papers and ordered the pieces set down on top of it.There was always something a little bit daunting about a stack of pieces. Something that felt a bit like trepidation . . . and excitement. Shot through with anxiety.MoreLess
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